The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year [10d]
• Presidential seals, ‘light vetting,’ $100,000 gem-encrusted watches, and a Marriott afterparty [10d]
• Amazon has canceled its Wheel of Time series [10d]
• I/O versus io: Google and OpenAI can’t stop messing with each other [10d]
• Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students [10d]
• Google I/O revealed more updates for Wallet, Wear OS, Google Play, and more [10d]
• Gruv’s 2-for-$24 sale includes some of 2024’s biggest Blu-ray releases [10d]
• Apple is hitting back in the war over internet age-gating [10d]
• The FAA is taking extra precautions for SpaceX’s next Starship test flight [10d]
• Fujifilm X Half hands-on: Whimsical, refreshing and simply fun [10d]
• Microsoft employee bypasses ‘Palestine’ block to email thousands of staff in protest [10d]
• Vestaboard’s Note is a smaller, cheaper version of its hypnotic split-flap display [10d]
• Is Elon Musk really getting the hell out of DOGE? [10d]
• Sony made its shooting grip better for creators working without a crew [11d]
• OpenAI and Jony Ive’s AI super-gadget [11d]
• Glitch is basically shutting down [11d]
• Trump threatens Apple with a 25 percent iPhone tariff [11d]
• Nike returns to Amazon after a six-year hiatus [11d]
• Discord might use AI to help you catch up on conversations [11d]